From 1st January - 30th June 2015:Factory Option teams: factories will continue to develop their proprietary software for MotoGP's spec Magneti Marelli hardware. Ducati, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Aprilia will be free to supply whatever software they like to all of their riders, both factory contracted and satellite.Open class teams: all Open class entries will continue to use the Open class spec software being developed by Magneti Marelli, under the auspices of MotoGP's Director of Technology Corrado Cecchinelli. They will all have identical software at their disposal, and be allowed to submit requests for software features through the collaborative website run by Dorna.

1st July 2015 - 8th November 2015:Ducati, Honda, and Yamaha: development of their proprietary software must cease, with the exception of bug fixes aimed at fixing safety issues. The software versions are effectively frozen. However, each manufacturer may freeze multiple versions of the software for their different teams. In effect, the factory teams (Ducati Factory, Repsol Honda, Movistar Yamaha) may use a more advanced version of their proprietary software than the satellite teams (Tech 3 Yamaha, Pramac Ducati, Marc VDS and LCR Honda). Once the software is frozen, no more updates will be allowed.For Aprilia and Suzuki: as new manufacturers, they may continue to develop their software for the remainder of the 2015 season, to allow them to try to catch up with the existing manufacturers.Open class teams: nothing changes. Open class teams will continue to use the spec software, as before.

9th November 2015 onwards (start of the 2016 MotoGP season):
From the start of the 2016 season, all teams, factory, satellite and private, will use the same version of the unified software. Updates to this software will be rolled out to all teams at the same time. All manufacturers will contribute to this software through the collaborative process and website run by Dorna. Manufacturers and teams will submit requests for functionality, which may include algorithms and code snippets. Those requests will be evaluated by Magneti Marelli and Corrado Cecchinelli, then implemented by Magneti Marelli. Once implemented, they will be releases to the teams.

"Tonight’s race didn’t go to plan and unfortunately, I had serious problems with my right forearm which isn’t good news for me. I worked very hard over the winter in order to find a solution, because I was suffering in every race last season. Every doctor recommended that I not undergo another operation and I have tried to look for alternatives, but by the looks of things nothing is working positively for it. Now I have to assess my options and see what I can do. It is probably the most difficult moment of my career. I will do my best to find a solution but in this moment it is difficult to imagine what it could be."

Pedrosa will now try to find another solution to this problem, and will seek further medical advice on treatment. His main priority, he told the media, was to fix the problem with arm pump, before trying to race again.

Though Pedrosa did not give a straight answer, his immediate future is not clear. Whether he will race at Austin is uncertain, and whether he could miss more than one race is equally unknown. It seems likely, given Pedrosa's history with the problem, that he could miss part of the season. If he does miss any races, it is unknown at this time who Honda might select to take his place. The most likely candidate will be either HRC's official test rider, Hiroshi Aoyama, or someone from a satellite or Open Honda team. Aoyama is the most likely candidate, as he raced until the end of last year. Although Casey Stoner is officially a HRC test rider, he has made it amply clear that he has no desire to race in MotoGP.

The operation, aimed to fix Dani’s problematic arm pump, took just over 2 hours with Dr. Villamor confident of its success. During today’s surgery, Dr. Villamor completely removed the layer of fascia – the casing around the muscle that gives it form and shape – which is causing problems for Dani.

It is expected that Dani will be discharged from the hospital in a few hours, after confirming that his post-operative evolution is positive. He will visit Dr. Villamor regularly in the coming weeks for check ups and then begin a custom physiotherapy program. A recovery time of 4 to 6 weeks is expected, however his return to racing won’t be confirmed until Dr. Villamor can ascertain the success of the surgery.

Dr. Angel Villamor:
“The surgery was complicated and aggressive using a microsurgery technique and microscopic lens. It lasted two hours, and was done under a local anaesthetic. We examined the muscle fascia, which were hypertrophied and had to be opened up and released. The muscle fascia has been dissected and removed from the forearm. This increased volume engorged the muscle within the inelastic fascia resulting in increased pressure within the compartment, and causing a painful condition of oxygen deprivation – thus causing intense pain in the forearm which collapsed after exercising during riding. We will now monitor Dani over the next few weeks to measure the success of this surgery.”